Analyzing abrupt and nonlinear climate changes and their impacts

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 663-686

  McNeall, Doug ^a   Halloran, Paul R ^a   Good, Peter ^a   Betts, Richard A ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; DECISION MAKING; EARTH (PLANET); RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA ICE;

ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION PATTERNS; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; HIGH IMPACT EVENTS; IRREVERSIBLE CHANGES; NONLINEAR CHANGES; SOCIETAL SYSTEMS; TERRESTRIAL BIOSPHERE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 80052216442     PISSN: 17577780     EISSN: 17577799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.130     Document Type: Review

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